Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Shipman, Allen B		Father: John Bird Shipman
Residence:		Father's nativity:
Occupation: Circuit Minister		Mother:
Date of birth: 09 Apr 1844		Mother's nativity:
Place of birth: Sanbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania		Wife:
Date of death: 27 Jul 1906		2nd wife:
Place of death: Jefferson, Greene, Iowa		3rd wife:
Place of burial: Jefferson
Cause of death: Bright's Disease		Children Warren - Belmond, Iowa Earl Cranston Mary (Allen ) Cook - Jefferson Carrie (Charles ) Crooks - Jefferson

War record
Rank: Private	Company: K		Regiment: 8th
State: Iowa		Organization: Infantry
Enlistment date: 11 Sep 1861, mustered in 21 Sep 1861
Enlistment age: 18		Residence: Wapello
Mustered out: 20 Apr 1866 at Selma, Alabama
Service Record: Missing in action and taken prisoner 06 Apr 1862, Shiloh, Tennessee. Re-enlisted and re-mustered 11 Jan 1864
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: Pitzer		Date joined: 18 Apr 1884
Post No.: 55 (75)		Age at joining: 38
Place: Winterset		Transfers:
Post name: Ralph Dorrance		Date joined:
Post No.: 478		Age at joining:
Place: Bridgewater		Transfers:
Post name: George H. Thomas		Date joined: 08 Apr 1884
Post No.: 23 (142)		Age at joining: 52
Place: Jefferson		Transfers:

Sources: Roster Iowa Soldiers: Alen B; Ex-Soldiers living Ia. 1886: Corp - Winterset, (Shipman A. B.); Post 55 Desc Book #75; Wapello Repub 02 Aug 1906 & Graves Reg: b. 9 Apr 1844, death, family

Notes: Greene County History, p.437 - Sudden death...long article family history - married Sophronia E Armstrong 24 Jun 1875 at Vinton, Iowa - 4 children - Mary (Allen) Cook of Tulsa, Okla.; Carrie (Charles) Crooks of Jefferson; Warren R. of Belmond, Iowa; Earl Cranston, died 30 Sep 1900. A. B. was ordained at Red Oak, served at Churdan, Scranton, Patten, 1897 Jefferson.